{"product_id":"kutchinskys-egg-a-family-story-of-love-loss-and-obsession-9781398532854","title":"Kutchinsky's Egg: A Family Story of Love, Loss and Obsession","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning story of obsession and lost glamour, fathers and daughters, for readers of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hare with Amber Eyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Laura Cumming and Michael Finkel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Extraordinary’ \u003c\/b\u003eSOPHIE ELMHIRST, author of \u003ci\u003eMaurice and Maralyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Sparkles with passion, greed and mystery’ \u003c\/b\u003eOLIVER BULLOUGH, author of \u003ci\u003eButler to the World \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Spellbinding’ \u003c\/b\u003eLAURA MILLER, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A jewel of a thriller’ \u003c\/b\u003eCAROL WOOLTON, author of \u003ci\u003eIf Jewels Could Talk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she was ten years old, Serena Kutchinsky’s father Paul was consumed by a wild dream. Heir to the legendary jewellery company House of Kutchinsky, he longed to create a jewelled egg more beautiful than any of Fabergé’s masterpieces. It would be the largest and most spectacular in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStanding two feet tall, made of solid gold, dripping with rare pink diamonds and housing a tiny enamelled library, the egg was astonishing. But when he failed to sell it, everything started to unravel. The House of Kutchinsky collapsed, Paul’s marriage fell apart, and within ten years he was dead. The egg was seized by its creditors and disappeared without trace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor thirty years its location remained a mystery, until it began to obsess Serena, too. Why did her father risk everything for this outlandish creation, and where in the world was it – valued by now at £30 million? Intent on finding answers, she traces a story that begins in London’s East End, with the arrival of her great-great grandparents as Polish-Jewish immigrants, and takes her to the other end of the world. It’s a journey that transforms her understanding of her father, her childhood and herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A brightly painted tale, with everything you could want from a book about a dynasty of jewellers’\u003c\/b\u003e SUNDAY TIMES\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781398532854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Export\/Airside\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 16 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)x2.3(W)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Kutchinsky\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist who has held senior editorial roles at Sky News, BBC News, the\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e. She is now Head of News at \u003ci\u003ethe i Paper\u003c\/i\u003e, where she oversees reporting at the intersection of politics, society and power. A seasoned public speaker, she regularly hosts festival panels and serves as a judge for leading media awards. She lives in London with her husband and two children, and curates an Instagram account devoted to the legacy of the House of Kutchinsky. \u003ci\u003eKutchinsky’s Egg\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e‘A heady mix of intimate family memoir, refugee history and exploration of the gilded world of fine jewellery, \u003ci\u003eKutchinsky’s Egg\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling read. At its heart, is a daughter’s bold and extraordinary quest to understand her father. This is a mesmerising tale, beautifully told. I could not put it down’  -- \u003cb\u003eAriana Neumann, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Time Stopped\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Vulnerable, questing and uniquely moving, \u003ci\u003eKutchinsky's Egg\u003c\/i\u003e is a sparkling story of loss, love and redemption' -- \u003cb\u003eDan Richards, author of \u003ci\u003eOutpost \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOvernight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Kutchinsky's Egg \u003c\/i\u003eis a wild and fascinating trip, a vivid story of a father's obsession and a daughter's love, but it also explores how we live with our emotional inheritances, and how we ultimately make peace with them' -- \u003cb\u003eOctavia Bright, broadcaster and author of \u003ci\u003eThis Ragged Grace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Rich in details, sharp in suspense and devastating in its revelations. This is a jewel of a thriller – impossible to put down' -- \u003cb\u003eCarol Woolton, author of \u003ci\u003eIf Jewels Could Talk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A memoir of fixations, big diamonds, big money, big ambitions, fur coats and grand houses, a pushy matriarch, love and loss, internecine melees, the rise and fall of  a family of skilled and aesthetically incomparable Jewish jewellers in Britain. The writing is both intimate and dramatic. The storyteller confides in the reader as she unearths buried truths, secrets and lies. Utterly brilliant’  -- \u003cb\u003eYasmin Alibhai-Brown, columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe i Pape\u003c\/i\u003er and the\u003ci\u003e Evening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Primed to seduce just about anybody who picks [it] up. [Serena Kutchinsky] comes from a family packed with story-worthy characters, people whose innate sense of drama she has clearly inherited and spun into an irresistible saga’  -- \u003cb\u003eLaura Miller \u003c\/b\u003e * \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e‘A tortured saga of feuds, betrayals and unsavory  business dealings. Her tireless research and her bravery in facing her family’s weaknesses and dishonesty is impressive. … The story is compelling’  * \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eKutchinsky’s Egg \u003c\/i\u003eis a brightly painted tale, with everything you could want from a book about a dynasty of jewellers: safes stuffed with hash, armed robbers in monkey masks, private investigators, legal battles, secret affairs’ -- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A spellbinding debut … The author unearths the story with a journalist’s doggedness and a novelist’s flair for detail, bravely seeking answers to childhood mysteries many would leave unsolved. This is riveting’ -- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn extraordinary family story and a strange, poignant portrait of obsession -- \u003cb\u003eSophie Elmhirst, author of \u003ci\u003eMaurice and Maralyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Kutchinsky’s Egg\u003c\/i\u003e is a brave and searching excavation of family myth and buried grief. With bold curiosity and palpable heart, Serena Kutchinsky traces how loss, obsession and silence can shape a destiny — and what it costs to tell the truth about the people we love. This is a memoir about inheritance in all its forms: the stories thrust upon us, the wounds we must carry, and the hard, luminous work of remaking truth from the wreckage left behind' -- \u003cb\u003eSophie Haydock\u003c\/b\u003e, author of The Flames\u003cbr\u003e‘Primed to seduce just about anybody who picks [it] up. [Serena Kutchinsky] comes from a family packed with story-worthy characters, people whose innate sense of drama she has clearly inherited and spun into an irresistible saga’  -- \u003cb\u003eLaura Miller \u003c\/b\u003e * \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e‘A tortured saga of feuds, betrayals and unsavory  business dealings. Her tireless research and her bravery in facing her family’s weaknesses and dishonesty is impressive. … The story is compelling’  * \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eKutchinsky’s Egg \u003c\/i\u003eis a brightly painted tale, with everything you could want from a book about a dynasty of jewellers: safes stuffed with hash, armed robbers in monkey masks, private investigators, legal battles, secret affairs’ -- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A spellbinding debut … The author unearths the story with a journalist’s doggedness and a novelist’s flair for detail, bravely seeking answers to childhood mysteries many would leave unsolved. This is riveting’ -- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn extraordinary family story and a strange, poignant portrait of obsession -- \u003cb\u003eSophie Elmhirst, author of \u003ci\u003eMaurice and Maralyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Kutchinsky’s Egg\u003c\/i\u003e is a brave and searching excavation of family myth and buried grief. With bold curiosity and palpable heart, Serena Kutchinsky traces how loss, obsession and silence can shape a destiny — and what it costs to tell the truth about the people we love. This is a memoir about inheritance in all its forms: the stories thrust upon us, the wounds we must carry, and the hard, luminous work of remaking truth from the wreckage left behind' -- \u003cb\u003eSophie Haydock\u003c\/b\u003e, author of The Flames","brand":"Serena Kutchinsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48880260743385,"sku":"9781398532854","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781398532854.jpg?v=1783000235","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/kutchinskys-egg-a-family-story-of-love-loss-and-obsession-9781398532854","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}